Chair.



CHAIR.

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 4. I916.

. Eaten Feb. 19, 1918..

UNTTED EUGENE A. HOWE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHAIR.

Application filed June 14, 1916. Serial No. 103,598.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE A. Hown, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Chairs, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in chairs, particularly to chairs used on beaches, lawns, campuses, porches and by camping and outing parties generally.

The objects of my invention are to provide a chair which may be easily carried about from place to place and which will occupy but little room when not in use and to those ends I provide a chair so constructed that when it is not in use it may be folded so that all of the folding parts will lie in a single plane. A further object of my invention is to provide means to protect the person occu pying the chair from the rays of the sun and which will at the same time fold with the other elements of the chair.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of the present specification and in which Figure l is a perspective view of a chair, embodying my invention, in position to be occupied and Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of the chair folded, the sun shade being rolled up out of the way.

The main frame of the chair comprises two substantially upright legs 1 and 2, which are held in proper position by the cross bars 3 and 4. The space between the cross bars 3 and at may be closed or partially closed with canvas or a thin board but I prefer to provide the slats 5 which are spaced a suitable distance apart so as to permit air to pass between them. The main frame of the chair is supported by the legs 6-which may be hinged to the top of the legs 1 and 2 or to the up er cross bar 3. The legs 6 are prevented from spreading apart by means of the cross bar 7. The lower ends of the legs 6 are held at a proper distance from the legs 1 and 2 of the main frame by means of the chains or braces 8. A seat 9, which may be a solid piece of material or a frame provided with canvas or other material stretched across it, is secured to the lower cross bar 4..

of the main frame by means of the hinges 10. The seat 9 is supported'in proper position by means of the legs 11, 11, which are pivoted at one end to brackets 12, 12, mounted on the under side of the seat 9. The legs 11, 11, may be secured at the bottom to the main legs 1 and 2 in any suitable manner, but I prefer to provide the notches 13 in the legs 11, 11, which are adapted to catch on pins 1 1, 14 provided on the inside edges of the legs 1 and 2.

. At the top of the main frame I provide a cross bar 15 on which are mounted the brackets 16, 16. A U-shaped frame 17 is pivotally secured to the outwardly extending flanges 18, 18, of the brackets 16, 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The U-shaped frame 17 may be held in any suitable position by means of the braces 20 and 21 which are pivotally secured to the U-shaped frame 17 and themain frame as clearly shown. The braces 20 and 21 are joined at 22 to form a hinge and may beheld at any angle by means of a thumb-nut 23.

The shade 24, which may be of any suitable material such as canvas or the like, is mounted upon a spring roller 25 which roller is mounted between the outwardly extending flanges 19, 19,0f the brackets 1.8.

When not in'use the chair may be folded up so that all of the main elements will lie in a single plane. The seat 9 folds upwardly and when not in use rests against the slats 5 between the main legs 1 and 2. By loosening the thumb-nuts 23 the U-shaped frame may be drawn down over the seat 9 so that it will rest flat against the main frame. The shade 24 may be rolled upon the roller 25so that it will be out of the way. The folding operation is completed by drawing up the back legs 6, 6, so that they will lie against the main legs 1 and 2.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided a chair which is adapted for any out-of-door use and owing to the fact that it may be readily collapsed or folded up, it may be easily transported from place to place and when stored away will occupy but very little space.

What I claim is:

1. In a chair, a main frame, supporting members connected to said frame, a seat connected to said frame, a U shaped frame pivotally connected to said main frame, adjustable folding means pivotally connected to said main frame and U shaped frame to support the latter in raised position, a roller ,mounted on said main frame, and a curtain secured to said roller and. adapted to be drawn outWardlyover said U shaped frame to serve as a shade.

2. In a chair, a main frame, supporting legs secured: to said frame, a seatlsecured to said frame,brackets fastened to the front of said frame at the top, a U shaped frame connected to said brackets, adjustable folding means for holdingsaid" U shaped frame in raisedposition over said seat, a roller to serve as a shade.

3. In a chair, a main frame, supporting legs hinged to said frame, a seat hinged to said frame, brackets secured to the front of saidframe at the top, a U shaped frame pivotally connected to said brackets, adjustable folding means for holding said U shaped frame'in. raised position over said seat, a

spring roller mounted between said bracketsand a curtain secured to said roller adapted to be drawn outwardly over'said U shaped frame to serve asa shade, saidlegs, seatand U shaped frame being adapted to fold against the main frame in a single plane.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of June A, D. 1'91'6.

EUGENE A. HOl/VE,

0 6918! 0! patutinii be charm for me cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. c. 

